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for the irs. people who are really angry at that point, shortly after, there was a columnist who wrote about things. he found me a great subject for his column. right after i got there, he wrote this column in which he reported in a rather deadpan fashion that my body had been found under four times that were labeled your irs taxpayer rights and that was about what it was for at that point in time. it was true that in the '90s, people were really mad at the irs. but the trouble really didn't start until 90s. if you go back to a longer timeframe, you find that in the 70s and early '80s, things were out of process. they respect how the government was doing their job. starting in the 80s, things started to go downhill. by the middle 90s, there were so many taxpayer complaints going into congress that by the time i made my courtesy visit for my confirmation hearing, most of the members of congress had a full-time staff person was doing nothing but fielding complaints. lamothe visible problems was that
for the irs. people who are really angry at that point, shortly after, there was a columnist who wrote about things. he found me a great subject for his column. right after i got there, he wrote this column in which he reported in a rather deadpan fashion that my body had been found under four times that were labeled your irs taxpayer rights and that was about what it was for at that point in time. it was true that in the '90s, people were really mad at the irs. but the trouble really didn't...
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on the irs. is this a case wre events tell you there is simply too much bureaucracy? we have go to a flat tax and some voices say that tonight? >> they will specialize in that we need a simplified tax code a simplified tax system and that would make it tougher for bureaucrats to engage in thii type of misbehavior. gerri: if they are thehere they cannot enga in th behavior. great to hear your comments on this complicated topics. i want to return to rich edson. you were breaking out the many scandals that have broken this week. i don't think i have ever seen a week in my lifetime where there has be so many negative headlines for one president. whato you say? >> it is the amount that has happened so quickly that fact that ben gauzy has come to a headut especially in this administration we have not sen the whi house with issues like this dealing with a bad economy and a story that came all politicay here or there. but the dominant force in this president's white house has been a much slower onomy tha
on the irs. is this a case wre events tell you there is simply too much bureaucracy? we have go to a flat tax and some voices say that tonight? >> they will specialize in that we need a simplified tax code a simplified tax system and that would make it tougher for bureaucrats to engage in thii type of misbehavior. gerri: if they are thehere they cannot enga in th behavior. great to hear your comments on this complicated topics. i want to return to rich edson. you were breaking out the...
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today, the irs scandal. how far does it reach? >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> someone needs to be held responsible. someone needs to be in prison. someone needs to be prosecuted. >> this is not limited to the irs. this is a culture of intimidation. >> chris: the president promises to fix the problem as the white house goes into damage control and congressional investigations gear up. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> mr. chairman, i did not mislead congress nor the american people. >> chris: we will talk with a member of the president's inner circle senior advisor dan pfeiffer and leading republican and member of the first committee to probe the irs scandal, congressman paul ryan. what does this crisis of confidence mean for the president's big government agenda? we he will ask our sunday panel about the storm clouds of distrust gathering over the white house. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news i
today, the irs scandal. how far does it reach? >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i'm angry about it. >> someone needs to be held responsible. someone needs to be in prison. someone needs to be prosecuted. >> this is not limited to the irs. this is a culture of intimidation. >> chris: the president promises to fix the problem as the white house goes into damage control and congressional investigations gear up. >> why did you...
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he would have the irs would implement the i.g. recommendation, the inspector general report -- oh, really? huto do that anything. he promised to cooperate with congress in an investigation into the matter. mr. president, you had no choice. you were going to have to cough up your treasury secretary and key officials of the irs to testify before congress. so this was a nothing-burger. it was all about punishment r., trying to get ahead of a story he had been way behind on. i hold him responsible. in my column tomorrow, let's remember, senator baucus sends a letter in september of 2010 saying to the irs, it investigates these groups. by early 2012, chuck schumer of new york gets six other democratic senators to join him. he pressures congressman pete welsh of vermont to get a similar house letter, all saying you better do something. the president said that 501c 4 groups of the enemy of democracy. so there are more than lower-level groups responsible. >> i am sympathet toikt acting director. he came to the job in november and the pres
he would have the irs would implement the i.g. recommendation, the inspector general report -- oh, really? huto do that anything. he promised to cooperate with congress in an investigation into the matter. mr. president, you had no choice. you were going to have to cough up your treasury secretary and key officials of the irs to testify before congress. so this was a nothing-burger. it was all about punishment r., trying to get ahead of a story he had been way behind on. i hold him responsible....
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the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel vindicated. a year or year and a half ago we were saying that we felt this was a problem. and i guess we get to say i told you so, but that doesn't really make us feel any better. >> you got a big questionnaire they made you fill it out. tell me the process. you applied for tax-exempt stat us and what happened? >> we applied for tax-exempt status in december of '09. we did not receive that until july of 2012. so just last summer. >> so it took two and a half years almost. >> yeah. >> two and a half years to get a questionnaire. what h
the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel...
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us the subsidies in the irs depend on the income being at a certain level and then the irs shares that with hhs and other agencies involve that might be involved with implementing it. it is a nightmare are when you look at the irs and what they can be capable of and obamacare opens the door so much wider for them. >> greta: we can agree they are not going to be looking and recording whether you got a colonoscopy or not. >> we don't know what it is going to lead to. >> greta: as it is written now a bill collector anded a best an organization to unwielding as to likely be incompetent and now might be corrupt at certain levels. >> obama has a committee decided what they will pay for. because money will increasingly run short they will be looking into whether things should be paid for. obamacare will tax you if you don't buy health insurance and it will tax you if you do buy certain levels as far as the expense. so i think it is going to affect almost every american from an expense standpoint but also additional vulnerability. i think businesses are seeing this as they get a grasp on what
us the subsidies in the irs depend on the income being at a certain level and then the irs shares that with hhs and other agencies involve that might be involved with implementing it. it is a nightmare are when you look at the irs and what they can be capable of and obamacare opens the door so much wider for them. >> greta: we can agree they are not going to be looking and recording whether you got a colonoscopy or not. >> we don't know what it is going to lead to. >> greta:...
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the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- i asked dan pfeiffer about it. can you talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed what you call a culture of intimidation at the irs to target political opponents? >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> that hasn't stopped you from accusing. >> we're talking about an attitude the government knows best, the nanny state is here to tell us what to do and if you start criticizing, you get targeted. >> let me stop you for a minute. >> david, let me finish. david, let me finish. the investigation has just begun. i'm not going to reach a concl
the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you...
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the irs. do these people not remember the nixon administration? i mean, one of the abuses of power was his use of the irs against his political enemies. clearly what the irs has said so far doesn't add up and an official on friday said, well, conservative groups were targeted but this wasn't politically motivated. huh? and then the acknowledgment that senior officials knew and did not inform congress. in fact, they told congress that the claims that conservative groups were being targeted were untrue. >> lisa, can i stop you right there? >> you bet. >> just on that point, mika, read this time line, if you will. >> okay. >> and then have lisa move on that because she was just about talking about what the -- what the irs said. >> here is the time line of the irs' position on the issue. according to reports obtained by the associated press, the findings seem to contradict public statements made by the agency's commissioner. in march of 2012, irs commissioner douglas schulman testified there absol
the irs. do these people not remember the nixon administration? i mean, one of the abuses of power was his use of the irs against his political enemies. clearly what the irs has said so far doesn't add up and an official on friday said, well, conservative groups were targeted but this wasn't politically motivated. huh? and then the acknowledgment that senior officials knew and did not inform congress. in fact, they told congress that the claims that conservative groups were being targeted were...
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>> the irs. the irs looked at the issue. >> what departments? >> would have been counsel -- i don't know it was an exempt -- i'm sorry sir. i am not able to answer with particularity there. >> were you ever made aware of the publication of the confidential 2008 donor list of the national organization for marriage, conservative tax-exempt organization? >> i was. >> when was that? >> that date i'll have to get back to you on but i remember the issue. >> how did you find out? >> i don't remember. might have been press. might have been somebody coming to us with a congressional complaint. >> when you learned of that publication, did you take any steps? >> i believe we made a referral, yes. >> at that time. and you are not sure when that referral was made? >> it would have been in the same time frame. >> shortly after you became aware of it? >> would have been. >> were you ever made aware of the irs league of confidential applications for the tax-exempt status of conservative groups to publica? >> i was. >> again, when were you made aware of that? >>
>> the irs. the irs looked at the issue. >> what departments? >> would have been counsel -- i don't know it was an exempt -- i'm sorry sir. i am not able to answer with particularity there. >> were you ever made aware of the publication of the confidential 2008 donor list of the national organization for marriage, conservative tax-exempt organization? >> i was. >> when was that? >> that date i'll have to get back to you on but i remember the issue....
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office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced his resignation today. he would be retiring in a couple weeks anyway and looks like he's taking the fall for something that happened on his watch. >> he was only there eight days and he's shoved out the door. this woman, now her job is very controversial, obviously under the spotlight with those groups being targeted. but now this other job, what's the other job she has being in charge of obamacare? >> obamacare has a lot of tax implications and the irs has opened up a new office just to make sure the implementation goes
office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced...
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of the irs. i am the author of the bill it repeal obama care, that is an important bill and got through the house of representatives and i am chair of the tea party caucus. it was not only the tea party targeted by the obama administration through the irs, it was also christians and those who support israel and aspect- debt can conservatives and tea partiers. and this is an instance where political oppons of the administration are punished and the alloys of the administration were begin award and fast tracked. we should be worried. now a now national database is about to be created that hold our sensitive and personal information, our health care and the irs will be the enforcer of health care. it is reasonable to ask. >> and if i am not mistaken, they will decide how much companies are required to carry how much in health care. and they get fined with the enforce status and drive political groups out of business? >> you have stated the concerns of the american people. i used to work as attorney
of the irs. i am the author of the bill it repeal obama care, that is an important bill and got through the house of representatives and i am chair of the tea party caucus. it was not only the tea party targeted by the obama administration through the irs, it was also christians and those who support israel and aspect- debt can conservatives and tea partiers. and this is an instance where political oppons of the administration are punished and the alloys of the administration were begin award...
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of the irs prior to that? >> no, i was not. >> you as chief of staff, did you hear news reports about the irs targeting conservative groups? >> i was not aware of any facts at the time -- >> i am asking a separate question than you are answering. i have heard the answers given prior to that. i do not want to talk over you. what i do want to restate the question. at the time you were chief of staff, did you read or hear of the allegation that the irs was targeting conservative groups? >> i do not recall paying attention to this issue -- >> no, no, i understand. paying attention is one thing. >> i do not recall any articles that i read on the subject. >> ok. ok. you don't recall anything. therefore, you could not have pursued any allegations. >> if i did not recall having done it -- obviously one has to have -- >> i am asking a question -- >> if i were aware of there being something being investigated in this way at the agency, i would have stayed out of it as chief of staff. >> just to be clear, you would not h
of the irs prior to that? >> no, i was not. >> you as chief of staff, did you hear news reports about the irs targeting conservative groups? >> i was not aware of any facts at the time -- >> i am asking a separate question than you are answering. i have heard the answers given prior to that. i do not want to talk over you. what i do want to restate the question. at the time you were chief of staff, did you read or hear of the allegation that the irs was targeting...
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. >>> the irs scandal, the real scandal going on for decades, it has been going on longer than the irs workers who were caught up in this one have been alive. we're going to get to that coming up. and you'll dump your old broom. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady ♪ who's that lady? [ female announcer ] swiffer sweeper's electrostatic dry cloths attract and lock dirt, dust, and hair on contact to clean 50% more than a broom. it's a difference you can feel. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. and now swiffer wet and dry refills are available with the fresh scent of gain. and now swiffer wet andnehey!r!ills [squeals] ♪ [ewh!] [baby crying] the great thing about a subaru is you don't have to put up with that new car smell for long. introducing the versatile, all-new subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. [ male announcer ] we all have something neatly tucked away in the back of our mind. a secret hope. that thing we've always wanted to do. it's not about having dreams, it's about reaching them. â
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by the irs. are they are already collecting these dollars. this is all money collected to pay for the healthcare law. and a when you see how they have been unobjective or select willed certain groups to target i think their integrity comes into question and i think if we give them this much control and this much power with the healthcare law i think that we should take a step back and reexamine. >> greta: i don't know what is going o the ground happen now this rather downfortunate for the obama administration that the irs is under fire. i'm he curious. is there any way that they can hire the new you people without getting the money from you and i don't see how the congress the house of representatives who just yesterday voted to repeal obamacare is going authorize the money. isn't that where we stand that there is not the money to do this anyway? >> the senate would have to agree with the house in repealing the bill and obama would have to sign. >> assume it doesn't get repealed but they don't ha
by the irs. are they are already collecting these dollars. this is all money collected to pay for the healthcare law. and a when you see how they have been unobjective or select willed certain groups to target i think their integrity comes into question and i think if we give them this much control and this much power with the healthcare law i think that we should take a step back and reexamine. >> greta: i don't know what is going o the ground happen now this rather downfortunate for the...
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the biggest scandal is the irs. and seeing the attitude of the acting commissioner today didn't help at all. >> chris wallace, we'll be watching you on sunday. chris anchors fox news sunday. he'll be talking to the white house senior advisor, dan piperrer, about all of the different controversies facing the white house including the irs, the response to the terror attack in benghazi, and the feds keeping tabs on journalists-and also get gop reaction from paul ryan. that is this weekend on fox news sunday. >> much more on today's fiery irs hearing on capitol hill ahead, including a closer look at the woman whose office monitored tax exemptions during the conservative targeting now she runs the irs office responsible for enforcing president obama's healthcare law. plus, it's happened again. a third military official in charge of preventing sexual assaults, now under arrest. details on those charges he faces coming up next. before global opportunities were part of their investment sttegy... to the schools that gave the
the biggest scandal is the irs. and seeing the attitude of the acting commissioner today didn't help at all. >> chris wallace, we'll be watching you on sunday. chris anchors fox news sunday. he'll be talking to the white house senior advisor, dan piperrer, about all of the different controversies facing the white house including the irs, the response to the terror attack in benghazi, and the feds keeping tabs on journalists-and also get gop reaction from paul ryan. that is this weekend on...
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the people at the irs who are like storm troopers. the irs is the most feared agency in the world next to maybe the kgb. and these are the people tasked with enforcing making sure that everyone has health insurance? it is a disaster. this woman got $103,000 in bow nesss. taxpayer funded money. was basically promoted and oversaw the targeting of conservative and religious groups and she is getting a promotion. you are telling me that no one know hass is going on here. >> mike: steven miller salt there with a straight face and said the reason this happened is they were just trying to be so efficient. >> hilarious. let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they
the people at the irs who are like storm troopers. the irs is the most feared agency in the world next to maybe the kgb. and these are the people tasked with enforcing making sure that everyone has health insurance? it is a disaster. this woman got $103,000 in bow nesss. taxpayer funded money. was basically promoted and oversaw the targeting of conservative and religious groups and she is getting a promotion. you are telling me that no one know hass is going on here. >> mike: steven...
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>> the irs. >> who at the agency. >> the irs looked at the issue. >> what departments? >> would have been counsel. i don't know that it was exempt organizations -- i'm sorry, i'm not going to be able to answer with particularty there. >> were you ever made aware of the publication of confidential 2008 donor list of the national organization for marriage, a conservative tax-exempt organization? >> i was. >> and when was that? >> that date i will have to get back to you on, sir. >> all right. >> you by remember the issue. >> and how did you find out? >> don't remember. might have been press. might have been somebody coming to us with a congressional complaint. >> and when you learned of that publication, did you take any steps? >> i believe we made a referral to tigda yes. >> at that time, you're not sure when that referral was made? >> it would have been in the same time frame. >> shortly after you became aware of it? >> would have been. >> were you ever made aware of the irs leak of confidential applications for tax-exempt status of conserve testify groups to pro-public
>> the irs. >> who at the agency. >> the irs looked at the issue. >> what departments? >> would have been counsel. i don't know that it was exempt organizations -- i'm sorry, i'm not going to be able to answer with particularty there. >> were you ever made aware of the publication of confidential 2008 donor list of the national organization for marriage, a conservative tax-exempt organization? >> i was. >> and when was that? >> that date i...
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irs. >> that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it in theory could be. we have no evidence thus far. >> in other words, you have simply the statements of those who were engaging in the conduct saying that they were not politically motivated. based on that, you reached the conclusion there was no motivation. that you haven't found it? >> it is the latter. that we have not found any. >> it seems to me that it is unbelievable to look at what has happened and say there is no political motivation here. how could an agency with the power that the internal revenue service has engage in this kind of conduct, and it not be politically motivated? i think that most people in the united states have a very quick and intuitive understanding of the reason that these revelations are so concerning to the country. if you look at the irs, more than perhaps any other agency of government, it has the capacity to be the prosecutor, the judge, the jury, and executioner in ways that can devastate individuals, families, and businesses. americans underst
irs. >> that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it in theory could be. we have no evidence thus far. >> in other words, you have simply the statements of those who were engaging in the conduct saying that they were not politically motivated. based on that, you reached the conclusion there was no motivation. that you haven't found it? >> it is the latter. that we have not found any. >> it seems to me that it is unbelievable to look at what has happened and...
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for the irs of? >> she held the division commissioner title. >> associate responsibly over much of the concerns and discussion that we're having today, is that correct? >> at the time she was division commission, yes. yes. >> which have known about this list of criteria that has been formally become had been formerly? >> i have no reason to believe that she would. >> that she would? >> yet, i have no reason to believe that she would. i don't think so. .. the context of the criteria listed what we are talking about today that the irs provided, quote, horrible service, unquote, correct? >> i think that's what you said earlier today. and the individual that was overseeing a portion of this and had responsibility for the provision of this, quote, horrible service, now sits over the entity at the irs that will determine whether or not people are complying with the rules of the griffin team, is that correct? so sarah in groome is not at the irs over control of the regulatory -- >> at most it was a period a
for the irs of? >> she held the division commissioner title. >> associate responsibly over much of the concerns and discussion that we're having today, is that correct? >> at the time she was division commission, yes. yes. >> which have known about this list of criteria that has been formally become had been formerly? >> i have no reason to believe that she would. >> that she would? >> yet, i have no reason to believe that she would. i don't think so....
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irs was doing, the people at the irs, and the obama campaign? not the white house, the obama campaign. >> a great question, stuart. this committee and its companion committee in the house have the power of subpoena and the power of subpoena will presumably unearth such a communication or e-mail if it exists. stuart: they're going on recess for the summer. well, the white staff wouldn't go on recess, it would just take the chair of the committee to issue the subpoena, so, those subpoenas can go all summer and the response to the subpoenas can go all summer as well. stuart: okay, let me asks bring up, we've got a minute left and i want to bring up the issue of rosen, private e-mails, listened to looked at the justice department. >> what they did to james, is reprehensible and unlawful. a fbi agent told a federal judge that james broke the law by using a shrewd way to seduce information out of a person at the state department. even if james did that, and he can be very shrewd, it does not break the law for a reporter to ask a government official if
irs was doing, the people at the irs, and the obama campaign? not the white house, the obama campaign. >> a great question, stuart. this committee and its companion committee in the house have the power of subpoena and the power of subpoena will presumably unearth such a communication or e-mail if it exists. stuart: they're going on recess for the summer. well, the white staff wouldn't go on recess, it would just take the chair of the committee to issue the subpoena, so, those subpoenas...
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of the irs. and g.o.p. lawmakers are insiferting, we will answer that, what they knew, when -- or knew nothing at all. they are vowing to, quote, get to the bottom of this. peter doocy's tracking this for us live in the bethway. good morning. >> good morning. not only does the white house say they were oblivious to the white house policies that were unfairly targeting conservingative groups, but a white house senior adviser says when the white house put a bull's-eye on parties with tea party or conservative groups, it may not have been political at all. >> look at what the inspector general said in their report and to congress on friday. 1; there is no evidence of outside influence, other than this came directly from the irs. and 2; this was not based on politically motivation. >> the house chairman thinks much, much differently than the white house advisers. this morgue, he said, not only was the irs giving the conservative groups unfair scrutiny, but they were leaking private tax information to
of the irs. and g.o.p. lawmakers are insiferting, we will answer that, what they knew, when -- or knew nothing at all. they are vowing to, quote, get to the bottom of this. peter doocy's tracking this for us live in the bethway. good morning. >> good morning. not only does the white house say they were oblivious to the white house policies that were unfairly targeting conservingative groups, but a white house senior adviser says when the white house put a bull's-eye on parties with tea...
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she reached out to the irs on my behalf. >> greta: and what did the irs say? >> nothing. they denied they asked about individuals within these groups despite having a copy of that letter included in the query. >> greta: did you say, quit lying to me, i'm reading number 26, i got the questionnaire, the goods on you, you're lying? >> we tried. typical red tape there. at that point i wasn't able to get any farther because apparently i didn't have standing, because the letter wasn't addressed to me, despite having my name included within this question. >> greta: well, i have a copy of another letter, from lois g.lerner, the director of exempt organizations, dated may 14, 2012, to the congresswoman, who says the reason they are not going to tell you about is because of taxpayer privacy provisions. they think they're going to protect you and i guess the tea party group in liberty township by not telling you why your name showed up on their questionnaire, right? >> that's fascinating. absolutely right. >> greta: let me ask you something, why would the irs be interested in you? e
she reached out to the irs on my behalf. >> greta: and what did the irs say? >> nothing. they denied they asked about individuals within these groups despite having a copy of that letter included in the query. >> greta: did you say, quit lying to me, i'm reading number 26, i got the questionnaire, the goods on you, you're lying? >> we tried. typical red tape there. at that point i wasn't able to get any farther because apparently i didn't have standing, because the...
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irs is going to trust the irs oversight of the president's health care plan? >> first of all, they have a part of the entire health care act and that oversight will be done by our respective committees as well as the labor committee. what's most important is not to have 37 votes in the house of representatives to repeal the president's health care law. 37 votes from stopping millions of young people on their parents' insurance. that didn't pursue any effort to improve health care in the nation. >> good attempt to change the subject. this is about trust. sarah hall ingram who was in charge of the tax-exempt division at the irs between 2009 and 2012 the exact time of this challenge and affront to the american people, is now in charge of instituting and determining whether or not the irs is doing the appropriate things as it relates to the president's health care law. >> do you think she has to go? >> step back until we get to the bottom of this. >> congressman rangel? >> no republican agenda instead to stop the president of the united states. there's no evidence
irs is going to trust the irs oversight of the president's health care plan? >> first of all, they have a part of the entire health care act and that oversight will be done by our respective committees as well as the labor committee. what's most important is not to have 37 votes in the house of representatives to repeal the president's health care law. 37 votes from stopping millions of young people on their parents' insurance. that didn't pursue any effort to improve health care in the...
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this is "the five." >>> benghazi, the irs, the ap phone scandals. president obama is knee deep in three scandals that threaten his credibility. from the man who promised transparency, we sure don't seem to be getting very much. >> can you assure the american people that nobody in the white house knew about the agency's actions before your counsel's office found out on april 22nd? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before the ig report had been leaked through press -- through the press. >> and it looks like attorney general eric holder is taking the cue from the boss. he was grilled on capitol hill yesterday about the ap and irs scandals and we sure did hear a lot of this. >> i don't know. i don't know what has happened in this matter. i don't know. i don't know. i assume he was, but i don't know. that i don't know. i don't know why that didn't happen. i don't know. that i'm not sure. we probably have to get back to you on an apes. i just don't know. i don't know whether or not -- what funds are being used
this is "the five." >>> benghazi, the irs, the ap phone scandals. president obama is knee deep in three scandals that threaten his credibility. from the man who promised transparency, we sure don't seem to be getting very much. >> can you assure the american people that nobody in the white house knew about the agency's actions before your counsel's office found out on april 22nd? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before...
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>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is how stupid do they think we are? >> geraldo: stupid or crafty, the second scandal plaguing the administration is still the spin the state department put on benghazi. >> ongoing obsession with talking points and benghazi and the attempts to politicize that. constitute a side show driven interests.or largely by >> the fact that the state department was intimately involved in this and they were taking out factual information because they were worried about the political ramifications of that, i think that is a pretty important point. >> geraldo: and perhaps the most important point or at least the scandal closest to home for w
>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is...
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can have confidence as irs -- as obamacare is implemented over the next year or two, and the irs's role in it, that there's no political agenda? >> first it's important to note that this individual was not named in the inspector general's report. no one has suggested she's done anything wrong. the acting commissioner will do a 30-day review. everyone who did anything wrong will be held accountable. i think before everyone in this town convicts this person in a court of public opinion with no evidence, let's get the facts and make decisions after that. >> chris: but sarah hall ingram's role in all of this is going to be reviewed? >> a top-down review of the irs, everything will be looked at, but there's nothing to suggest she did anything wrong. >> chris: let's turn to benghazi. he had a meeting with panetta in the afternoon, heard about this on an unrelated subject, wanted them to deploy forces as soon as possible. the next time he shows up, hillary clinton says she spoke to him at around 10:00 that night after the attack at the consulate, not the annex, but the attack at the consulate
can have confidence as irs -- as obamacare is implemented over the next year or two, and the irs's role in it, that there's no political agenda? >> first it's important to note that this individual was not named in the inspector general's report. no one has suggested she's done anything wrong. the acting commissioner will do a 30-day review. everyone who did anything wrong will be held accountable. i think before everyone in this town convicts this person in a court of public opinion with...
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getting nailed for it via the irs. time and again, political corruption is now dangerously frighteningly systemic within the irs, an agency that is an intimate part of our lives. the fact that we are reporting income to this brutal agency and i will tell you the political corruption is so bad, we found the ten congress men going after the irs saying you have to do more to invest gait and probe the nonprofits. then it's flat out wrong. >> it wasn't just an internal matter. the question of getting rid of the complexity and trying to make it simpler. this president is making it more complex. i mentioned obama care before. >> the first concern is obama care. the irs is the enforcement arm of that and if you think it's bad now, wait until they get their hands on the certainly records. they are charging hospital community activities and all that. what does that mean? you have to start with obama care before you get to the flas tax. >> this is an organization that can destroy lives and businesses even before they have proven
getting nailed for it via the irs. time and again, political corruption is now dangerously frighteningly systemic within the irs, an agency that is an intimate part of our lives. the fact that we are reporting income to this brutal agency and i will tell you the political corruption is so bad, we found the ten congress men going after the irs saying you have to do more to invest gait and probe the nonprofits. then it's flat out wrong. >> it wasn't just an internal matter. the question of...
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general exexclusively focused on the irs. >> over the irs, very good. and you were appointed by then be president bush, is that corrects. >> yes, correct. >> and you states in your report, that no one outside the irs was involved in this political targeting of not for profit organization. stuart: i just want to jump in here while they're talking about process and what exactly jay russell george does. lets me go back to the doctor's analysis with mr. miller for a moment. mr. miller, the outgoing acting irs guy, he denies targeting. and to some degree, russell george has backed him up by saying, there was no proof of political motivation. this is getting heated at this point with the irs guy kind of stonewalling. >> yes, and remember, this is all under oath. they are testifying in front of congress, so anything that's said could subsequently be proven false, they would be subjected to perjury. so, we will have to see how this shakes out. stuart: very interesting, charles. charles: i find miller having gravity for the situation and the hearings and sort of
general exexclusively focused on the irs. >> over the irs, very good. and you were appointed by then be president bush, is that corrects. >> yes, correct. >> and you states in your report, that no one outside the irs was involved in this political targeting of not for profit organization. stuart: i just want to jump in here while they're talking about process and what exactly jay russell george does. lets me go back to the doctor's analysis with mr. miller for a moment. mr....
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see people beyond the irs, that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it's very could be, but we have no evidence thus far that it was beyond begin the people, the determination skimming. >> so in other words, you simply have the statements of those who are engaging in the context saying they were not medically motivated? >> that is correct, sir. >> and based on that statement come and save is not under oath, you reach the conclusion that there was no political motivation? eddie reese a conclusion to their was none or you haven't found? >> it's the latter, that we have not found any. >> it seems to me that it's almost unbelievable to look at what's happening and then say well, there is no political motivation. how could an agency with the power that the internal revenue service has engage in this kind of conduct and it not be politically motivated? you know, i think most people in the united states have a very quick and intuitive understanding of the reason that these revelations are so concerning to the country. as you look at the internal revenue a
see people beyond the irs, that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it's very could be, but we have no evidence thus far that it was beyond begin the people, the determination skimming. >> so in other words, you simply have the statements of those who are engaging in the context saying they were not medically motivated? >> that is correct, sir. >> and based on that statement come and save is not under oath, you reach the conclusion that there was no political...
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by the irs for the last three years. the press ignored them. given that if it was low-level aids, just people in cincinnati doing this and they didn't really have any political acumen, then it wouldn't have been hard for a reporter to pick up the phone and find out or for white house communication to find out if there was a problem. >> we already know washington d.c. knew about it. >> i know. >> let me ask you a question. i would think that all of these things really bother you in terms of the irs intimidating people because of their political point of view. >> i agree. >> benghazi, four dead americans and we did nothing before when requests were help were out there -- >> i don't agree with you on that. >> they were toll to stand down. >> i don't agree. >> and a web of lies was built afterwards. now the a.p. story. my question to you is what do you recommend the president do to get out of his scandal mix that he's now in? >> i could be dana perino here. i could say i believe in transparency. i think an adversarial press
by the irs for the last three years. the press ignored them. given that if it was low-level aids, just people in cincinnati doing this and they didn't really have any political acumen, then it wouldn't have been hard for a reporter to pick up the phone and find out or for white house communication to find out if there was a problem. >> we already know washington d.c. knew about it. >> i know. >> let me ask you a question. i would think that all of these things really bother...
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by the irs. mr. miller, while you were appointed acting commissioner at the irs, you are a career civil servant. is that not the case? >> yes. >> you are not a political appointee. >> i am not. >> what i'm trying to basically the blanc is the notion or idea -- tryin gto debunk are the nonfactual statements by chair camp to link these candles to the white house or solely targeting of conservative groups -- link these scandals to white house. i asked the questions of ms. lerner last week as to whether or not the irs was investigating political not for profit organizations. she got involved after she was asked a question at a press event and that is simply understandable. important, think is at least at this point in time, i would hope is in a bipartisan context because we want to find the facts. we want to find out who knew what and when and what steps were or were not taken. i was just as outraged when i was learned when she was asked the question why she did not tell congress. i asked her and she
by the irs. mr. miller, while you were appointed acting commissioner at the irs, you are a career civil servant. is that not the case? >> yes. >> you are not a political appointee. >> i am not. >> what i'm trying to basically the blanc is the notion or idea -- tryin gto debunk are the nonfactual statements by chair camp to link these candles to the white house or solely targeting of conservative groups -- link these scandals to white house. i asked the questions of ms....
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my loser has got to be the irs. you couldn't get any worse for them and then they have this brutal hearing on capitol hill today. they can't catch a break. >> bret: quickly steve? >> overcomplicating this. the winners is any republican thinking for running for irs 2014 and 2016. the loser clearly if ever there was a week he was a loser that is barack obama. >> bret: that is it for the panel. literal efforts to find clues about the 2016 presidential race. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. this tree has deep roots, strong limbs... things are pched and not pinned. nicely done. thboys love it. they are up there day and night. well that might be because y overlooked one thing... what? it looks into your neighbor's window. ohhh boy. hel-lo, mrs. kozlowski. boys? i'm gonna get the hose. [ dennis ] home insurance with do-it-yo
my loser has got to be the irs. you couldn't get any worse for them and then they have this brutal hearing on capitol hill today. they can't catch a break. >> bret: quickly steve? >> overcomplicating this. the winners is any republican thinking for running for irs 2014 and 2016. the loser clearly if ever there was a week he was a loser that is barack obama. >> bret: that is it for the panel. literal efforts to find clues about the 2016 presidential race. [ male announcer ]...
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. >>> the irs scandal, the real scandal going on for decades, it has been going on longer than the irs workers who were caught up in this one have been alive. we're going to get to that coming up. the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi....
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the affordable care act office is a big part of the irs. that's about 700 people directly working on the law. and then a whole bunch of people brought in for this. >> paul: they're going to collect a lot of data from different parts of the government, aren't they? a big new database? >> right. with the health and human services department, they're building something called the federal data hub, which is when they audit your health care to find out -- >> paul: just what we need, another federal data house. >> if you have the right kind of health care, they'll cross check that with social security, department of justice, homeland security, and so forth. it's really a huge information technology thing. >> paul: just so i understand, right now if i underpay my tax, the irs will say, you owe us x amount of dollars. if, for some reason i now apply for federal health insurance and i make a little bit more than what i'm supposed to, the irs will come in and be able to say, sorry, you don't qualify or sorry, you pay a fine, or sorry, you have to pay
the affordable care act office is a big part of the irs. that's about 700 people directly working on the law. and then a whole bunch of people brought in for this. >> paul: they're going to collect a lot of data from different parts of the government, aren't they? a big new database? >> right. with the health and human services department, they're building something called the federal data hub, which is when they audit your health care to find out -- >> paul: just what we...
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the irs did. and it isn't pretty. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is working the story for us. dana, i know you're going through the inspector general's report. it is very, very damning. >> it is. pages and pages of damning information, and analysis of what the irs did. the gist of it is that the inspector general says that inappropriate criteria to identify tea party and other groups were used. ineffective management at the irs, allowing this criteria to be in place for 18 months. and it resulted in substantial delays of applications, and allowed unnecessary requests to be issued. and this report, if you can believe it, it just part of the irs's troubles. never mind that the irs targeting tea party groups was inappropriate. the attorney general wants to know if it was criminal. >> i have ordered an investigation to be begun. the fbi is coordinating with the justice department to see if any laws were broken in connection with those matters related to the irs. i think as everyone ca
the irs did. and it isn't pretty. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is working the story for us. dana, i know you're going through the inspector general's report. it is very, very damning. >> it is. pages and pages of damning information, and analysis of what the irs did. the gist of it is that the inspector general says that inappropriate criteria to identify tea party and other groups were used. ineffective management at the irs, allowing this criteria to be in place for...
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but the misuse of the irs. the irs, whether you like them or not, whatever your position may be, they have to be sackery sank. there has to be some confidence immediately. not some long, drawn-out hearing but a focused investigation by special counsel, free of conflicts, in order to restore the confidence people have. otherwise tax code doesn't work. >> 16,000 irs agents coming. did you know that? >> oh, yeah. >> 16,000. >> you're going to see that on campaign posters and campaign ads. look, republicans have struggled for so long to come up with an argument that makes sense and now they can say the irs is dysfunctional, it's playing politics. >> and they won't be even-handed. you're asking the irs to regulate obamacare, tax hikes, and mandates, which could mean regulating the very people they were just attacking and coming after. in other words, tea party groups -- guys -- might not want to pay the tax. are they going to be fair-mindeded? do we think the irs after what they have done has a chance? >> not in the
but the misuse of the irs. the irs, whether you like them or not, whatever your position may be, they have to be sackery sank. there has to be some confidence immediately. not some long, drawn-out hearing but a focused investigation by special counsel, free of conflicts, in order to restore the confidence people have. otherwise tax code doesn't work. >> 16,000 irs agents coming. did you know that? >> oh, yeah. >> 16,000. >> you're going to see that on campaign posters...
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to abolish the irs, that's part of the approach to the investigation. >> and they have cut the irs hugely at a time when we're looking for money, trying to cut the deficit. you cut it from the people that collect the money. does that make any sense? >> yeah. they're the profit center over the federal government. >> precisely. >> joy, the other big piece that's lost, you don't even have to apply for 501(c)4 status, you can apply or you can just claim it. you can't just claim your passport, you have to apply for one. there's this big scandal that the republicans are saying happened here for something you don't even have to apply for. you can actually operate as a 501(c)4 if you're never approved by the irs. >> there are organizations now, tea party patriots, big tea party groups, if you scroll to the bottom of their web page, says their tax status is pending. they're functionally operating at c 4s without having that stamp of approval. you can go and ask the irs to do it but you don't necessarily have to. what's funnier, you worked in politics, any political consultant with two brain cells
to abolish the irs, that's part of the approach to the investigation. >> and they have cut the irs hugely at a time when we're looking for money, trying to cut the deficit. you cut it from the people that collect the money. does that make any sense? >> yeah. they're the profit center over the federal government. >> precisely. >> joy, the other big piece that's lost, you don't even have to apply for 501(c)4 status, you can apply or you can just claim it. you can't just...
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you start with the irs agents at the cincinnati office. the guys you first tried to put all the blame on. then you put them in the grand jury and you ask them under oath which supervisors directed them to withhold tax exempt status and investigate any one who might criticize your administration. you feds know how to do that. you do it all the time. and by the way, the system doesn't need to be fixed, your administration needs to be fixed. so if you want the truth, tell your director of the irs exempt division the learned lois lerner the one who says she is not good at math not to lie to congress, which she did when she said that her screening process was unbiased. when in truth, two years ago, she knew her agents were flagging all cases of any one who might criticize your administration. but, of course, mr. president, you will get to the bottom of this. >> he think we will be able to -- i think we will be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong and we are going to be able to implement steps to fix it. an
you start with the irs agents at the cincinnati office. the guys you first tried to put all the blame on. then you put them in the grand jury and you ask them under oath which supervisors directed them to withhold tax exempt status and investigate any one who might criticize your administration. you feds know how to do that. you do it all the time. and by the way, the system doesn't need to be fixed, your administration needs to be fixed. so if you want the truth, tell your director of the irs...
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the irs scandal. when we come back, charles krauthammer will be here to explain why he thinks that could be the fatal moment of the obama presidency. and more on the explosive hearing. bob beckel and monica crowley are alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles i earned with my venture card to erase recent travel purchases. d with a few clicks, this mission never happened. uh, what's this button do? [ electricity zaps ] ♪ you requested backup? yes. yes i did. what's in your wallet? yes i did. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. ♪ there you go. come on, let's play! [ male announcer ] there's an
the irs scandal. when we come back, charles krauthammer will be here to explain why he thinks that could be the fatal moment of the obama presidency. and more on the explosive hearing. bob beckel and monica crowley are alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles i earned with my venture card to erase recent travel purchases. d with a few clicks, this mission never...